The strain hardening exponent (also called strain hardening index), noted as n, is a materials constant which is used in calculations for stress-strain behavior in work hardening. In the formula = K n , represents the applied stress on the material, is the strain, K is the strength coefficient. The value of the strain hardening exponent lies between 0 and 1. A value of 0 means that a material is a perfectly plastic solid, while a value of 1 represents a 100% elastic solid. Most metals have an n value between 0.10 and 0.50.
Tabulation
Tabulation of n and K Values for Several Alloys [1] Material n K (MPa) Low-carbon steel (annealed) 4340 steel alloy (tempered @ 315C) 304 stainless steel (annealed) Copper (annealed) Naval brass (annealed) AZ-31B magnesium alloy (annealed) 0.21 600 0.12 2650 0.44 1400 0.44 530 0.21 585 0.16 450
References
1. ^ Callister, Jr., William D (2005), Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering (2nd ed.), United States of America: John Wiley & Sons, p. 199, ISBN 978-0-471-47014-4
External links
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